Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Kneale, William "Bill" February 28, 2012 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nan Wheaton wheaton1624@yahoo.com April 28, 2015, 6:21 am Ionia Sentinel-Standard - Thurs. March 1, 2012 William (Bill) Kneale, 76, of Ionia passed away Feb. 28, 2012 in Ionia. He was born Sept. 7, 1935 in Portland, the son of Riley and Bertha (Thorpe) Kneale. Bill married Irene Heckman Jan. 7, 1961 in Lansing. He was a member of SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Farm Bureau, Knights of Columbus and founding member of Ionia Farm Power Club. His passion was restoring tractors and farming. He was also a supporter of Ionia Free Fair. Bill is survived by his loving wife of 51 years, Irene Kneale of Ionia; children, Bill (Barbara) Kneale of Las Vegas, Patricia Barclay of Colorado, Bob (Alexa) Kneale of Spring Lake and Catherine (Jack) Sage of Lowell; grandchildren, Travis, Amanda, Joey, Danny, Erica, Peter, Jennifer, Alexandra and Madison; and one sister, Beverly (Erwin) Sengelaub of Reed City. He was preceded in death by his parents and infant sister, Rylene. A funeral mass will be held 11 a.m. Monday at SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church with Father Tom Boufford celebrant. Visitation will be held Sunday 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at Lake Funeral Home in Ionia. Anyone wishing may make memorial contributions in Bill's name to Ionia Farm Power Club, Ionia Hospice or Ionia Free Fair Association. Online condolences may be made at www.lakefuneralhomes.com. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/k/kneale30515nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb